Today, the nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy to fighting for equality.

Gov. Josh Green signed a sixth emergency proclamation to extend federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program emergency allotment benefits, in keeping with ongoing federal COVID relief efforts.

A portion of Makalika Street — between Awa Street and Railroad Avenue — is closed for the next three hours due to police activity.

One person was taken to Kona Community Hospital following a structure fire in Kealakekua on Sunday.

More than 363 acres is being returned to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on the island of Molokaʻi as the US Air Force moves to “right-size” its footprint.

After the retirement Hawaii Police Chief Paul Ferreira in September, many officers described the department as lacking direction and leadership. With the recent hiring of former Honolulu Police Maj. Benjamin T. Moszkowicz they are hopeful this will change.

Moon’s story is about tenacity and tragedy, sadness and anger — a heartbreaking tale that sheds light on the need for more awareness in hopes of saving other humpbacks from the same painful and agonizing fate.

The Hawai‘i Police Department releases weekly list of outstanding warrants as of Jan. 13, 2023.

Surf is forecast to be 5 to 8 feet through this afternoon on west-facing shores on the Big Island.

At 3:11 a.m. on Sunday, four fire companies were dispatched to a house fire at 368 West Kawailani St. in Hilo that claimed the life of one person, who has not been identified.

The mansion along Old Mamalahoa Highway in Ninole on the Big Island has been rented for up to $10,000-a-night by celebrities, including Justin Bieber, and was featured in CBS’ “Love Island” and MTV’s “Ex on the Beach”

In the past 5 years, the average weekly number of earthquakes has increased from about 60 to 600 per week under Pāhala, the Big Islandʻs most seismically active area.

The band is a community and civic band comprised of about 20 musicians from all walks of life.

Through the first three episodes of the CBS reality competition show, Ilima Shim is giving her 11 fellow contestants a run for their money.

Big Island police report that Justine Kawa‘a was found in good health.

The Hawai‘i Police Department says 48-year-old Tonia Smith was last seen at 1 p.m. Friday on ‘Ama‘u Road in Hilo and is in need of medication.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16, there will be free admission to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island.

The 42-player field for the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai, in which competitors must be 50 or older, includes first-timers Justin Leonard and Thongchai Jaidee.

The pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a car on Jan. 14, 2023 was identified as a 58-year-old from Mountain View.

The crash involved three adult women and two minors in a Polaris utility terrain vehicle that took a wide left turn onto Auli‘i Street, causing the operator to lose control and resulting in a roll-over crash.